Grave-marker



W. F. NORMAN.

GRAVE MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1919.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. NORMAN, OF NEVADA, MISSOURI.

GRAVE-MARKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

Application filed September 4, 1919. Serial No. 321,518.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. NORMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nevada, in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Grave-Markers, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in grave markers, and has specialreference to the type of grave marker as set forth in my U. Patent No.1,276,798, granted to me August 27, 1918, one object of the inventionbeing the provision of a novel means whereby a cross may be attached tothe main supporting staff or standard so that the present grave markermay be adapted for use upon Christian or non-Christian graves.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a novel joint formaking the connection in a thorough and rapid manner and in such a wayso as not to disfigure the appearance of the complete marker.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete marker, showing the crossattached.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the cross and the upperend of the standard, showing the method of attaching, dotted linesindicating the position of the tongue before the same is bent to attachthe cross in place.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the main staff ofthe marker, which is achannel member having two flanges 6 and carryingthe marking device 7 At the back of the same, adjacent to the markingdevice, is punched from the body thereof, the oifset tongue or tang 8which is adapted when the cross 9 is connected to the upper end of thestandard to fit within the transverse slot 10 of such cross member andbe bent downwardly as indicated in Fig. 2, to hold the lower end of thebody of the cross member seated telescopically within the upper end ofthe standard. Punched from the body of the cross member and offsetslightly at an angle is a cleat 12 which is adapted to engage the upperedge 13 of the standard so that when the tongue is bent downwardly asbefore described, the cross will be attached to two points of the upperend of the standard so as to be properly supported. The lower end of thecross is also provided with an aperture 1 1 to permit of the projectiontherein of the attaching member 15 of the identification card.

The cross is formed of two pieces or members 16 and 17 each one of whichis a channel member, the member 17 having the flange cut away as at 18so as to fit astride of the other member and permit of the use of asingle rivet or fastening member 19 to at tach the members rapidly inplace.

From the foregoing description it is evident that with the marker as setforth in the above mentioned patent, constructed with the tongue throughthe upper end of the standard thereof that the present cross device maybe attached thereto as an auxiliary and the present grave marker may beused either for Christian or non-Christian graves and that thus a greatexpense is saved in a device of this character where a great number ofcross devices have to be made as well as those without them.

hat I claim as new is:

1. A grave marker including a supporting standard having at the upperend thereof a bendable tongue, and a cross having a portion adapted tofit coextensive with the upper end of the standard and provided with alinked opening for the reception of the tongue, and with an integralcleat for engaging the upper edge of the standard whereby the cross maybe locked to the standard.

2. A grave marker including two members, each of which is provided withtwo parallel flanges one of said members constituting a ground engagingmember andthe other an ornamental member, the adjacent portions of suchmembers being adapted to seat one within the other, and cooperativemeans carried by the adjacent portions of both members for locking themembers in such over-lapped position, such latter means including atongue carried by one member, the other member being provided with anopening for receiving the tongue and with a cleat for engaging theextreme end of the other member.

3. A grave marker including a longitudinal member substantially U-shapedin cross section to fit coextensively Within one end of the firstmember, the same being provided With an opening to receive the tongueand having projected from the top thereof an angular cleat to engage theupper edgeof 10 the standard and thus detachably locking the two memberstogether at tWo points.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM F. NORMAN.

